Licensed to non-actual locations

Doug Drown revdoug1@verizon.net
Thu Jan 31 21:33:48 EST 2008


This brings up another question in my mind, having to do with broadcasting
stations that are ID'd in one community yet are actually located in a
different municipality altogether.  I'll use two examples:  WTAG and WGY.
The former used to have its studios in Worcester; they're now in Paxton.
The latter used to have its studios in Schenectady; they were later in
Niskayuna, then Colonie (which is in a different county), now they're back
in Niskayuna.  And yet the two stations are still ID'd as WTAG Worcester and
WGY Schenectady, respectively.  Is this permitted only because they're
grandfathered?    -Doug

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Fybush" <scott@fybush.com>
To: <kvahey@comcast.net>
Cc: "Dan.Strassberg" <dan.strassberg@att.net>;
<boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: Licensed to non-actual locations


> kvahey@comcast.net wrote:
> > Has anybody in New York IDed themselves as Brooklyn or Queens and not
> > NYC itself? Could they use a boro name istead of New York?
> >
>
> I raised this question earlier in the thread. There is one station
> licensed specifically to "Brooklyn," Kingsborough Community College's
> WKRB, and one licensed to "Staten Island," Staten Island U.'s WSIA.
>
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